Bottle-nipple perforator



E. A. YOUNG BOTTLE NIPPLE PERFORATOR Filed July 18, 1927 I Patented Oct. 16, 1928.

ERVIN A. YOUNG, OF WADSWORTE, OHIO.

Bo'r'rLn-Nirrm PERFOBATOR.

Application filed July 18,

The present invention is directed to im- 'provements in devices for perforating nursin bottle nipples.

%he primary object of the invention is to provide a device of this character so construeted that the size of the perforations in the nipples can T beeasily and accurately formed in order that the flow of milk or liquid foods, or compositions, can be regulated. It is a well known fact the consistency of liquid foods for infants varies and itoften happens that the perforations of the nipples are of such size that the food feeds too fast or too slow, andit is to overcome this objection that the present invention has been perfected.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a device, showing thesame supported upon a cup or bowl.

Figure 2 is asectional view on line 2-2 of Figure 1. Figure needle.

Figure 4 is another modified form of needle. Referring to the drawing, I have illustrated the device as formed from a'single length of suitable gage wire and comprising a tapered needle 1,.which has its upper end terminating in a bar 2 which terminates in a verticallydisposed shank 3, flattened and provided withsights 4 produced byforming notches in the outer face of the bar 3, The bar 3 has its lower endterminating in aresilient hook member 5 which is adapted to engage the side of a cup-or bowl 6, in order to hold the device in its operative position.

The sights have stamped adjacent thereto numbers, the purpose of which will be later explained.

As shown in paled upon the needle to the sight or notch corresponding with the number 3 of the shank. It is desirable that when the-nipples are purchased that they will lack the perforations in order that when empaled upon the needle 1 the perforations will be of a diameter corresponding to the diameter of. the needle at thepoint engaged with the crown of the 50 nipple.

3 is a view of a modified form of After the nipple has been empaled upon the needle at the desired sight or gradua- Figure 1, the nipple ,7 is em-- 'shank disposed between the needleand 1927.- Serial No. 206,605.

tion, the needle is heated by aflame or if deslred the needles may be electrically heated in any approved manner. When the needle has become thoroughly heated it will melt or sear the nipple at the point of engagement with the needle,'and as soon as the perforation ,is formed the weight of the nipple will cause the same to disengage therefrom leaving a perforation therein of the desired size. By providing the graduations or notches perforations may be made the desired sizes. To assure that the nipple crown will coincide with the desired sight or notch a person can upon sighting along the line A regulate the distance the needle is to be engaged in the nipple.

In the modified form, as shown in Figure 3, the needle 8 is provided witha plurality of circular heads 9, decreasing in size towards the point of the needle, it being obvious that the perforation in the nipple will be of a s ze corresponding to the size of the head WhlCh w1ll engage under the crown of the nipple empaled thereon after the needle is heated, as herein before described. In the modified form, as illustrated in Figure 4, the needle 10 is provided with a plurality of cylindrical enlargements 11 varying in size, and upon which the nipple is engaged, the size of the perforations being governed by the size of the enlargement. It will be of course understood that the needles 8 and 10 form a part of the bar 2 of the preferred form of the invention.

- It will be apparent that if it is not desired to support the device upon a cup or bowl, that the nipple may beheld between the fingers and the device inverted, so that as soon as the needle becomes sufliciently hot the weight of the device will cause the same to disengage the nipple. I

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A device 'ofthe ing a needle, a resilient hook carried by the needle for engagement with a support, and a hook and having graduations thereon, said needle adapted to be placed in penetrating engage.- ment with a nipple at a point corresponding with a graduation. I

2. A device of the class described including class described comprisa needle, said needle being adapted to penenipples which consists in empaling the nipple trate a rubber nipple, means associated with upon the needle, then heating the needle, to the needle to regulate the penetrating enmelt the nipple at the point of engagement 10 gagement of the needle in the nipple, and With the needle, the heating of the needle re- 5 means for detachably mounting the device leasing the nipple from the needle.

upon a support. In testimony whereof I aifix my signature. 3. A method for perforating nursing bottle ERVIN A. YOUNG. [L. s.] 

